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E. B. WABREN.

SHIPPING CARTON.

APPLICATION man ocns. sen.

1,318,628. Patented Oct. 14,1919.

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E. B. WARREN.

SHlPFlNG CARTON.

APPLICATION min 061'. 5. m1.

1,318,628. Patent ed Oct. 14,1919.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- gwmnkw EdwardEW arr an- EDWARD B. WARREN, OF GARNET, MONTANA.

- SHIPPING-GARTON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 14, 1919.

Application filed October 6, 1917 Serial No. 194,941.

To all'whom it may concern.

7 Be it known that I, Eownnn B. WARREN, acitizen of the United States, and a resident of Garnet, in the county ofGranite and State of Montana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shipping- Cartons, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relatesto shipping containers or cartons and more particularly to an im roved construction whereby the carton W111 beheld closed Without the use of binding cord or fastening string.

The rincipal object of the invention is to provide a carton having fastening means whereby merchandise packed in the box or carton and placed in transit will be assured against accidental o ening, damage to the carton, or gaping o the cover attached to the same. e

The invention further aims to provide a novel fastening means for connecting the body and cover portions of the carton in rigidly closed formwhile, at the same time, permitting the same to be easily opened when desired.

Another object of the invention is to provide a carton of this character for use by merchants and dealers requirin a stron container for merchandise to e shipped without the use of binding cord so that persons handling the container will be obliged to. map the body thereof with the hands, as istinguished from the usual method of lifti "a container by the binding cord attach dd to the same. r 7

With these and other objects in view which will be apparent, from a consideration of the followmg description of the preferred'embOdimen't of the Invention, and a comparison of the accompanying drawing.

wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective View of the carton constructed in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 33 of Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view of a slightly modified form of the invention.

Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5-5 of Fi 4.

ig. 6 is a detail perspective view of one of the fastening elements.

Referring to the drawing, and particularly to Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 6, the body or receptacle 1 1s constructed of a size re ated according to the merchandise which is to be shipped and includes the end and side walls an the bottom 2. The cover 3 is constructed to snugly fit over and embrace the receptacle 1 and is of a depth sufl'icient to cause its mar inal edges to he flush with the bottom of. t e receptacle. The free longitudinal edges of the side walls of the cover 3, however, are provided with extensions forming flangles 4, which may be bent from the edges of t e cover to overlap the bottom of the rece tacle, as is shown to advantage in Fig. 3 o the drawin Each end wall of the cover 3 is notche as at 55, forming an open space in the ends of the cover for a purpose which will presently appear.

In'Fig. 6 of the drawing I have shown a detail of one of the retaining members 6, which is preferably constructed from a blank piece of relatively thin material. stamped to provide radiating tangs 7 and an eye-loop 8. Intermediate their ends, the tangs are bent at right angles and their terminals are sharpened to provide points so that the tangs may be conveniently inserted through the material from which the container is constructed and, when this is done, the ends of the tangs may be bent upon themselves and forced into ti ht engagement with the inner surfaces of t e container to securely hold the loops 8 in position on the exterior of the container, one being an ranged'at each end thereof. The fastening elements 6 are arranged in a position that will cause the loops 8' to project through the notches 5 when the cover 3 isplaced in osition and to fasten the cover, I have provided the complementary. fastening members 9, one of which is fastened to each end of the cover 3. Each complementary fastening member 9 includes the radiating tangs 10 similar in construction to the tangs 7 and an extended tongue 11 which may be bent to form a hook for engaging the loops 8, as clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing. In this manner, the ends of the carton are securely held.

At uniformly spaced intervals on the flanges 4, I have provided other fastenin elements 6, the tangs of which are fastened to the flanges, as above described. At adjacent points on the bottom of the receptacle, are mounted the complementar fastening elements 9, the tongues 11 of w ioh engage parting from the spirit of the invention or the scqpe ,oitbg claims hereunto appended.

What is claimed is:

1; A carton of the character described comprising a receptacle and a cover therefor, the end: oi said cover having a ngjch the free edge thereof to expose a portion o the will be understood that the fastening devices are constructed qi thim metwtswtm 5 the different parts may be easily bent to apply them to the carton and to conflehtthle coacting parts together, and, for the samereason; it will; be obvious that any number of the devices may be used as desired.

In Figs. 4 and 5, substantially tlie same receptacle; fastefiifig elements secured to construction is provided exceptin that the the end of the rece tacle and adapted to (Marla; ed arigs 4; are of grea e f] 'vyidth lie in the notchwhh "ft-he tbver is criw re their f ee nietsi a dg s wiflc e p de t ,db t hv ftsbenifig tactyvheii cot er secured in position laments Elie ends 0!. the "cover oflthe tac'lje' and 'nstead of' mating ol'id thl oh ai'te'nd izgintbsai'd the',t'yyo ,digrentgfipes of fastening lflil lent s nfojcl j td, engage the sald; fa," ni ng ell m3 i receptacle re ect vely; me tsarms s were: only the fig'esjardproifided vi itllitllie fas- 23A cam-Zen o the c'halfialtrdescribed elmen t s e be'i'n 5 se'cqr'ed to one co1nprisini receptacl and a cover-there 2Q ngeraiia m othel to tie t mpon ing reg me-st cotr in m ends named fia'ife, 4'- Thetbng'qe; 11' ih'this form exand its mafigfiial edgesrovided withew ten 's' ovlj the l etlhg' edges of! Elite two tensions; tFTatlter b jeirlgtihada pted for foldflaiig'es and hook into theloo 'ps '8 o thecoing over"- the hottofii o 'i c said receptacle, M1 9}; is fin ng leilllflt to securely holid fastenin mans aQiltbZhd/tolthe ends ofthe' 25 the wo ange s togethe'r' and give rigidity receptac e and dispbsedin' the said'notcll'es to the minim, when closed-. when use cover is appli'ed'to the" rece ta'cle;

With the use of this lethpd of fastening co actihg fastening means carried the the receptacle aria, cave; together; the conffien'ds 0% the receptacle elnd enfiag'ed by the men eggpedie oi: binding co ise'l imiiiated said fastkiing means if; the no ches to hold an tiisfltinilteitfihg he and the earsenasor the :aeeaptmi eand the c mets f matte s! a'v de'jdz rfi fta n rigidly to ether, and means firoii, t e fiastfiifigmefifiber's being yield l gumes 011 thesai d eitensions and the able will to be used con-' bbttol ifotthe recepfiacletmco'act for fii fn'lolisly and no damage to the carton rtafihihtheeifilensi ons ifloverlappedrgosiitselfi will appear when the co'wrei is retion'bfietmm-ef mwm I BBBPUQG a. mav n, I 3 5A carton of the character described;

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